Zhang Shuying came with Gu Zhi. When Ling Qingwan saw her, she was holding a food box in her hand.
"Sister Zhi'er said that it's not appropriate for me to come to you suddenly, so I thought about it and brought some lotus cakes and jujube paste cakes made by my mother. Try them, they're delicious."
Zhang Shuying smiled and handed the food box to Ling Qingwan with both hands.
Ling Qingwan accepted it.
She first knew Zhang Shuying when she and Ling Chuchu had a fight at the eldest princess' birthday banquet. Ling Qingwan thought that Zhang Shuying must be a spoiled young lady, but she never thought she was quite likable.
Ling Qingwan never expected that she would end up playing with Ling Chuchu's mortal enemy.
"It's okay." Ling Qingwan said softly. "I'm free anyway, and you guys can come and chat with me."
As she spoke, Ling Qingwan took the two of them to the backyard.
"I told you! Wanwan is not such a stingy person!" Zhang Shuying lowered her voice and said to Gu Zhi.
"As long as you are polite, there is nothing wrong with it." Gu Zhi chuckled, his tone very gentle.
Ling Qingwan walked in front of the two of them, with the corners of her mouth rising unconsciously.
Zhang Shuying and Gu Zhi are very similar to An Yi and her. One is quirky and the other is calm and steady. Ling Qingwan couldn't help but think of the conversation she had with Gu Zhi when he searched her body at Yong'an Marquis's mansion that day.
I have to say, Gu Zhi understands her.
The three of them came to Ling Qingwan's backyard together. When they learned that the two of them had just had lunch and were not hungry, they just asked Qiao'er to pour two cups of tea.
"Hey Wanwan, have you heard? Lord Sima has left the capital with Sima Yan."
Several girls sat together, inevitably gossiping about trivial matters. As soon as Zhang Shuying's butt touched the stone bench, she started talking.
"I heard about it." Ling Qingwan nodded.
Lord Sima's matter was quite serious and closely related to her, so it was impossible for Ling Qingwan not to know about it.
"Tsk tsk, Sima Yan is really such a vicious person. She has no grudge against you, but just because she likes the Seventh Prince and the Seventh Prince is in love with you, she wants to frame you."
Zhang Shuying shook her head repeatedly, looking quite disgusted.
"If you really think about it, Miss Sima is also a pitiful person." Ling Qingwan spoke with a calm tone, without any arrogance in her voice.
But Sima Yan clearly treated her so harshly that day.
"She harmed you and ended up like this. It's all her own fault. How can she be pitiful? If you want to talk about pity, I think Lord Sima is the most pitiful."
Zhang Shuying looked puffy, with her cheeks puffed up like balls, looking very cute.
Ling Qingwan lowered her head and chuckled with her hands covering her mouth.
She could see some of An Yi's shadow in Zhang Shuying.
"There are always people who are crazy about love, and Sima Yan is one of them. She is brainless and stupid, and blindly believes that love is possession. In order to get her love, she is willing to do anything. Whether it is hurting others or hurting herself. In the end, not only did she fail to gain the favor of the Seventh Prince, but she even received the Seventh Prince's more obvious disgust."
Gu Zhi spoke up to explain Ling Qingwan's words.
After saying this, she raised her eyes and looked at Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan happened to look at her, and they smiled at each other.
"That's exactly what I meant." Ling Qingwan's mouth corners slightly raised.
"Oh, you guys are talking in such flowery language that I can't understand you." Zhang Shuying thought about it carefully, but found that she couldn't understand it, so she just gave up thinking about it.
"But I can see that Sima Yan likes the Seventh Prince very much."
"I heard from my father that in order to be by the Seventh Prince's side, Sima Yan even asked Lord Sima to lower his face and plead for her to be the Seventh Prince's concubine."
According to Sima Yan's status, being a sidekick is undoubtedly a lowering of status.
When Ling Qingwan heard this, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness and mixed emotions in her heart.
Gu Zhi noticed that Ling Qingwan was acting strange and touched Zhang Shuying's arm.
Zhang Shuying was stunned for a moment, then looked at Ling Qingwan, at a loss for what to do.
"It's okay." Ling Qingwan said softly, still smiling.
In fact, Zhang Shuying did nothing wrong, she was just too narrow-minded. When she mentioned this matter, she thought that Wei Xun would definitely take a concubine in the future.
He is the seventh prince, a member of the royal family, and both his parents are deceased. Wei Xun has to support the next generation for them.
Ling Qingwan felt extremely depressed when she thought that Wei Xun would have three wives and four concubines in the future and would no longer be able to treat her wholeheartedly.
Yes, it was true that Wei Xun liked her, but in this world, which son of a wealthy family didn't end up with many wives and concubines? Even if Wei Xun was willing to remain a virgin for her, would the emperor agree? Would they allow him to communicate with her in a secular way
Thinking of this, Ling Qingwan suddenly felt depressed.
Seeing that something was not right and it was difficult to comfort her, Gu Zhi found an excuse and took Zhang Shuying away.
In the carriage, Zhang Shuying looked towards the gate of Ling Mansion with a worried look on her face.
"Sister Zhi'er, tell me, will Wanwan really be mad at me and stop playing with me from now on?"
"No." Gu Zhi answered firmly. "Wanwan doesn't seem like the kind of person who holds grudges."
After hearing this, Zhang Shuying breathed a sigh of relief.
Retracting her gaze, she returned to her seat and sat back down.
Suddenly, Zhang Shuying thought of something.
"Sister Zhi'er, that's not right! Didn't you tell me before that you didn't like Wanwan? Why do you seem to admire her so much now?"
Gu Zhi did tell Zhang Shuying that he didn't like Ling Qingwan.
That's because, before she started interacting with Ling Qingwan, she only felt that Ling Qingwan had different ideas and they were not the same kind of people.
Gu Zhi felt that women should be gentle, dignified and sensible, but Ling Qingwan was obviously different from the way most people viewed women.
She is smart, kind, courageous, and far-sighted, qualities that many women and even men do not have.
Gu Zhi was completely conquered by Ling Qingwan's personal charm.
It was only after getting to know Ling Qingwan that Gu Zhi realized that women should have more than just one side and that they can also live freely and happily, like Ling Qingwan.
On the other side, Ling Qingwan was in a depressed mood. After Gu Zhi and Zhang Shuying left, she went back to her room and took a nap.
When I woke up again, it was already an hour later.
Ling Qingwan had nothing to do, and happened to see the flowers and plants that Ling Shen had moved into the yard. She got inspired and started painting in front of the window.
I knew Mingyue had returned and brought a very important news.
Ye Yun appeared.
"Yesterday evening, after dinner, the master received a letter and went out. I wanted to follow him. However, the master went into an inn, and I found that there were people patrolling around and the security was tight. I was afraid of alerting the enemy, so I didn't dare to get close. When he came out, it was already two hours later."
"Today, I went to the inn to look for him again, but I couldn't find any trace of Ye Yun."
Mingyue told Ling Qingwan everything she had investigated.
Although he did not see Ye Yun, according to Mingyue's description, the person Ling Feng met was undoubtedly Ye Yun.
"Miss, what should we do next?" Mingyue asked Ling Qingwan.